Synthesis and characterization of platinum(II) complexes with 2-imidazolidinethione. X-ray crystal structure of tetra(2-imidazolidinethione- S )platinum(II) iodide dimethylsulfoxide solvate monohydrate

Preparations of trans-[PtX₂(Imt)₂] (Imt =?2-imidazolidinethione, X=Cl^? or I^?) and [Pt(Imt)₄]I₂ are described. These complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, thermal analysis, mid- and far-IR spectroscopy, and NMR (¹H and ¹³C) spectroscopy. The crystal and molecular structure of [Pt(Imt)₄]I₂ ·?DMSO ·?H₂O was determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The structural data reveal the following features: (a) the platinum atom in [Pt(Imt)₄]²⁺ is essentially in a square-planar environment, (b) the entire dication possesses approximately C _2h symmetry, (c) no appreciable hydrogen bonding exists between the iodide ions and the Imt ligands in the dication, (d) two pairs of two mutually cis Imt ligands are arranged above and below the PtS₄ plane, respectively, and (e) two planes defined by two trans Imt rings are perpendicular to each other.